NY audit: Port Authority missed bridge inspections

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York state audit says the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was slow to perform dozens of inspections on bridges that had already been determined to be potentially hazardous.The review released Friday by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found that the authority waited more than a year to conduct 47 inspections on bridges previously identified as having conditions that, if ignored, could become dangerous. Most of the problems were on the George Washington Bridge.The authority disputed the findings, saying it spends billions of dollars on bridge upkeep and performed repairs and inspections in a timely manner.The authority maintains 116 bridge sections, ramps and walkways in New York at two airports, one tunnel and on four highway bridges. The audit analyzed inspections between 2008 and June 2013.